Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i (14", Gen 9) vs HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i (14", Gen 9)
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 47 against 43 watt-hours
Advantages of the HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024)
- Easier to carry: weighs 370 grams less (around 0.82 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 59-81% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 64% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (97.3 vs 107.4 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) | 1 kg (2.21 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 324.3 x 213.8 x 17.9 mm 12.77 x 8.42 x 0.7 inches |
297.3 x 211.2 x 16.5-17.4 mm 11.7 x 8.31 x 0.65-0.69 inches |
| Area | 693 cm2 (107.5 inches2) | 628 cm2 (97.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.9% | ~81.7% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 5.4 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Silver, Blue |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 170 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Slim 3i (14", Gen 9)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
Pavilion Aero 13 (2024)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 400:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 298 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) | Radeon 760M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 237 |
| Solar Bay | - | 8244 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1.5W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Size | 10.4 x 6.2 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on IdeaPad Slim 3i (14", Gen 9):
- The camera can be either FHD or HD depending on the configuration.
- There is built-in UFS 3.1 memory of 128 GB + an M2 SSD slot up to 1 TB.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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